facilitator

[ fuh-sil-i-tey-ter ]

/ fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that facilitates.

a person responsible for leading or coordinating the work of a group, as one who leads a group discussion: Each committee will meet with its facilitator.

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Origin of facilitator

First recorded in 1815–25; facilitate + -or²

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How to use facilitator in a sentence

Lay facilitators have led group talk therapy sessions reaching a total of 70,000 women.
The case for funding psychedelics to treat mental health|Sigal Samuel|October 9, 2020|Vox
In Oregon, Measure 109 is on the ballot in November, and if passed, the state will be the first in the US to allow psilocybin therapy to be administered by licensed facilitators.
The case for funding psychedelics to treat mental health|Sigal Samuel|October 9, 2020|Vox
While testifying, Rice referred to performance facilitators in the Arise network as supervisors.
Meet the Customer Service Reps for Disney and Airbnb Who Have to Pay to Talk to You|by Ken Armstrong, Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin|October 2, 2020|ProPublica
There were no “supervisors,” only “performance facilitators.”
Meet the Customer Service Reps for Disney and Airbnb Who Have to Pay to Talk to You|by Ken Armstrong, Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin|October 2, 2020|ProPublica

The Sun’s Alyssa Thomas, for instance, serves as both their best rebounder and a primary facilitator, which coach Curt Miller thinks helps the Sun get more transition opportunities.
The Pace Of Play Has Never Been Faster In The WNBA|Howard Megdal|August 6, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
From there grew the idea that inflammation itself could be a facilitator of metastatic growth.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a local facilitator and two operatives coming from abroad on a mission with a connection to al Qaeda.
Unraveling Al Qaeda’s Plot Against Spain|Bruce Riedel|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It appears the two Russians were the likely operatives and the Turk was more of a facilitator.
Unraveling Al Qaeda’s Plot Against Spain|Bruce Riedel|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But he ended up governing like a facilitator, which is what the most successful Presidents have always done.
Who Wrecked Obama's Post-Partisanship?|David Frum|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The courier was “a senior al Qaeda facilitator and subordinate” at the time.
Osama bin Laden's Courier: The Man Who Led the U.S. to bin Laden|Josh Dzieza|May 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
To-day the flow of the precious metals is natural, the indicator, facilitator, and safety-valve of international trade.
The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896|William Arthur Shaw

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